Shloka 6.26Unverified draft
सा योजने च द्वे भूय: सत्यनामा प्रकाशते । यस्यां दशरथो राजा वसन् जगदपालयत् ।।1.6.26।।
Meaning
The fortified city, extending a further two yojanas beyond its walls, shone forth truly worthy of its name — Ayodhya, the unassailable.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| sā purī | सा पुरी | that city | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| bhadra | भद्र | class of Bhadra | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| mandra | मन्द्र | class of Mandra | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| mṛga | मृग | class of mriga | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| ca eva | च एव | like that | Indeclinable/particle |
| bhadra mandra mṛga: tathā | भद्र मन्द्र मृगः तथा | a mixture of these three | Nominative singular (fem.) or vocative |
| bhadra mandrai: | भद्र मन्द्रैः | bhadra and mandra | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| bhadra mṛgai: | भद्र मृगैः | bhadra and mriga | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| mṛga mandra ca | मृग मन्द्र च | mriga and mandra, also | Indeclinable/particle |
| nitya mattai: | नित्य मत्तैः | always, vigorous | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| nāgai: | नागैः | elephants | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| acala sannibhai: | अचल सन्निभैः | mountain, like | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| sadā pūrṇā | सदा पूर्णा | always, full with | Nominative singular (fem.) or vocative |
| rājā | राजा | king | Nominative singular (fem.) or vocative |
| daśaratha: nāma | दशरथः नाम | Dasharatha, named | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| yasyām | यस्याम् | in which [city] | Accusative singular |
| vasan | वसन् | while residing | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| jagat | जगत् | world | Ablative singular |
| apālayat | अपालयत् | ruled | Ablative singular |
| sā | सा | she that Ayodhya | Nominative singular (fem.) or vocative |
| bhūya: | भूयः | further - outside also | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| dve yojane | द्वे योजने | two, yojana-s | Locative/Dative singular |
| satya nāma | सत्य नाम | true to its name | Best-effort: role not confidently classified |
| prakāśate | प्रकाशते | shines forth [well fortified.] | Locative/Dative singular |
Reference: 1.6.26 · Bāla Kāṇḍa